Her Father And Her lyrics - Ben Kweller

(originally by Adam Green)

Father owned the dating bar so mother ran the store

We all lived there together with the army at the door

No one to do my laundry or to tell me that they're sure

But there really is no me and there's no army at the door

I hustle my way to your bedside

I ride on your body like a cab ride

I carry refreshments to the good guys

I made the good guys some home fries

Pardon me anyone, where is the nearest shore?

We're all in this together and the police are at the door

Someone do my laundry or smash me through the floor

To the tropical vacation buried underneath the store

And I was your favorite bullfighter

Whose looks were new to your eyes

And I fell apart in that bullfight

Where the dress was the sky to your thighs

She said she had an hour

Her father was still in the shower

And she took me to her little tower

And she showed me her little flower

And just when I thought it was safe to put down my pen

She said, "Maybe I will let you fall in love with me again

Maybe I will let you fall for a loving me again"

And she showed me her badge and I think she said then

That I don't have the heart to tell you not to come

And everyone has hands just to use someone

And it makes me feel just like old gum

To ride a fake horse into town

To ride a lame horse into town

To ride a dead horse into town

To ride your big fuckin', fake fuckin', lame fuckin' dead horse into town